Re: Re: Was Struggling now SCD Thrift

[Guest guest]

How about we all take turns sharing ways we save money? Donna's post gave me the

idea.

If you live in the USA, there is this nationwide organization:

www.freecycle.com

The main purpose of this site is to keep stuff OUT of landfills, " it doesn't

matter if you are rich, poor or somewhere in between " , to quote the site. Things

are free, you pick up what others don't want/need anymore.

Believe it or not, I have gone this long on the SCD, now a total of 11 months,

without a food processor. I got a food processor, clean and like new from a

fellow freecycler a month ago. It is also a great way to reduce trash/hauling

expenses, I had 2 chairs to get rid of, and someone else wanted them. All this

helps the budget.

I have seen food dehydrators, food processors, expresso machines, coffee makers,

grills, bread machines, yogurt machines, refrigerators, freezers, and lots of

other kitchen miscellany traded in my own city, just this last month. Once a

member

of Freecycle, you can also post what you want or are looking for. Alot of people

are like " hey, I've got one I never used, want it? " Some people, with rather

large and productive gardens post when they have harvest excess, you can come

pick for free. Plus, it is a good way to meet your neighbors!

Summer

donna m becker writeme79@...> wrote:

hi

i thought i might have some experiences that might be useful for those

trying to get organic food for less money.

i have been cookiing SCD for 1 yr almost to the day for 3 kids and part

way through the year my husband joined them. I've attempted to do as

much as possible to save money.

firstly i have found that driving a bit of a distance to a organic farm

that provides either organic beef, goat, poultry, lamb or pork is worth

it if you have an extra freezer. i have found the prices to be more

comparable to the non organic meats in the regular food stores.

www.eatwild.com is a site that lists many farmers that raise organic

livestock.

i also have found local farmers who provide organic eggs for anywhere

between $2-$3.00 a dozen. i have grown my own organic food when the

season is right.

recently i learned of a local food coop formed from a group of women who

are trying to get organic foods for less. here is the link to see if you

have one in your area. http://www.unitedbuyingclubs.com/ the way it

works is that by joining as a group you are able to buy in volume and you

become eligable for wholesale prices. an order is place by the person

who is running the coop every 2, or 4 weeks and on delivery day everyone

comes to pay and pick up there order. some coops only do packaged goods

but i believe these also do produce as well. if i come early and help

unload the truck my costs are even less.

the other ideas i have is anytime something is in season i would get what

makes sense and cook it and freeze it. organic foods that are not in

season are absolutely outrageously priced for good reason. if any

neighbors have fruit trees (there are about 4 in my neighborhood that i

have my eyes on) i would ask if they mind you picking.

oh and if i buy at a few health food stores anything by the case i get a

10% discount.

donna

[Guest guest]

Gertrude Snicklegrove wrote:

>How about we all take turns sharing ways we save money? Donna's post gave me

the idea.

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>If you live in the USA, there is this nationwide organization:

>www.freecycle.com

>I have seen food dehydrators,

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>Summer

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That's how I got my dehydrator - and a very nice one at that! :-D

Also, for more local sources of naturally grown foods, check out

www.localharvest.org. It's similar to eatwild, but more comprehensive.

Steph